Molly Ringwald Says Coming-of-Age '80s Films That Made Her a Star Are Too 'White' For Today

Molly Ringwald Says Coming-of-Age ’80s Films That Made Her a Star Are Too ‘White’ For Today


If you were one of pitchfork-wielders in the angry mob breathlessly awaiting a mea culpa from Molly Ringwald for starring in teen movies that were too “white” for modern audiences, well, this was your lucky week.

I didn’t know that there was such a mob out there, mind you. In fact, there might not be. There might not be a single person who spent more than 12 seconds over the past month considering the sociopolitical implications of the whiteness of ’80s coming of age flicks and how it relates to Molly Ringwald. But if there is, consider them (pardon the pun) mollified.

Ringwald was at the Miami Film Festival over the weekend to receive the Creative Vanguard Award from industry outlet Variety, which I’m guessing

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